Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) written (b) spoken (verbal) (c) non-verbal (d) visual
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) chatting with a friend (c) answering aloud in class (d) talking on the phone
- 3.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) answering aloud in class (c) a bar chart (d) a birthday card message
- 4.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it has no words (b) you can read it again (c) it is always faster (d) nobody can read it
- 5.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) hurry up (b) turn left (c) stop (d) go
- 6.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) a notice on the board (c) a thumbs-up (d) a bar chart
- 8.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 9.🗂️ Which type of communication is a wave goodbye? (a) visual (b) written (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 10.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) verbal (d) written
- 11.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) written communication (b) no communication (c) verbal communication (d) visual communication
- 12.True or false: “a wave goodbye” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a picture timetable (c) asking the way aloud (d) an email
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) telling a story aloud (c) a text message (d) a picture timetable
- 15.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a wave goodbye (c) a thumbs-up (d) a smile
- 17.True or false: “a birthday card message” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗂️ Which type of communication is chatting with a friend? (a) written (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) spoken (verbal)
- 19.True or false: “a text message” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a speech in assembly (c) answering aloud in class (d) a smile
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) a smile (c) a thumbs-up (d) a letter to Nani
- 22.🗂️ Which type of communication is crossing your arms? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) spoken (verbal)
- 23.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it looks longer (b) it hides the data (c) charts need no data (d) numbers are easy to see
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) talking on the phone (c) chatting with a friend (d) a bar chart
- 25.True or false: “a notice on the board” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is visual communication. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗂️ Which type of communication is a text message? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) visual (d) written
- 28.True or false: “a birthday card message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) a picture timetable (c) telling a story aloud (d) a map
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a diagram of a plant (c) asking the way aloud (d) a map
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a letter to Nani? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) a picture timetable (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a bar chart
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a diagram of a plant (b) crossing your arms (c) a picture timetable (d) a birthday card message
- 34.True or false: “answering aloud in class” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a picture timetable” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a text message (b) a no-entry symbol (c) answering aloud in class (d) asking the way aloud
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a frown (b) an email (c) asking the way aloud (d) a traffic light
- 39.True or false: “a frown” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a picture timetable (b) a shrug (c) a note in the diary (d) a no-entry symbol
Answer key
- visual
- a thumbs-up
- answering aloud in class
- you can read it again
- stop
- False
- a thumbs-up
- non-verbal
- non-verbal
- visual
- verbal communication
- False
- a picture timetable
- a text message
- visual
- a text message
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- a letter to Nani
- a letter to Nani
- non-verbal
- numbers are easy to see
- a bar chart
- False
- False
- written
- True
- telling a story aloud
- asking the way aloud
- written
- answering aloud in class
- a birthday card message
- True
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- a no-entry symbol
- an email
- False
- a shrug
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